---
title: "2024 Cadillac Lyriq-V Won’t Be More Powerful Than AWD Models: Report"
description: "The 2024 Cadillac Lyriq-V will get some chassis upgrades, but be only as quick in a straight line as a regular Lyriq."
date: "2023-05-02"
modified: "2023-05-02"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/2024-cadillac-lyriq-v-wont-be-more-powerful-than-awd-models-report"
categories:
  - "Cadillac News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Cadillac"
  - "Electric Vehicle"
  - "luxury"
  - "Lyriq"
  - "suv/crossover"
---

# 2024 Cadillac Lyriq-V Won’t Be More Powerful Than AWD Models: Report

![2023 Cadillac Lyriq](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/02/DSC_0354.jpeg>)
*\<em\>James Gilboy\</em\>*

Cadillac's first performance EV, the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq-V, is expected to debut in a matter of months. But it may not arrive with the same impact as a [Tesla Plaid](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/41492/2022-tesla-model-s-plaid-review-a-new-1020-hp-chapter-in-american-luxury>), or even the regular Lyriq, because a report indicates the Lyriq-V won't offer any additional power. (Guess [Cadillac](<https://www.thedrive.com/category/cadillac-news>) hasn't fully learned what "brand dilution" means.)

The [Lyriq](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/the-2023-cadillac-lyriq-ev-the-start-of-something-great>) is available with both rear- and all-wheel drive, with the latter generating 500 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque. They're good for 0 to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds, which is a respectable time for a nearly three-ton SUV. According to *[GM Authority](<https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/05/cadillac-lyriq-v-wont-be-more-powerful-than-lyriq-awd/>)*, that'll be all the Lyriq-V gets, with its performance upgrades instead focusing on its chassis.

![2023 Cadillac Lyriq in Park City, Utah.](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/02/DSC_0341.jpeg>)

![2023 Cadillac Lyriq in Park City, Utah.](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/02/DSC_0376.jpeg>)

The Lyriq-V is reportedly slated to get enlarged Brembo brakes, active damping, a reduced ride height, and altered styling that announces it as a V. But no more power. The Lyriq's max output is likely limited by its battery that, at half the size of the larger, twice-as-powerful GMC Hummer EV, only generates half its 1,000 horsepower. The more power you demand from a battery, the more waste heat it generates, and [too much heat in a battery has calamitous consequences](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/could-a-giant-fireproof-blanket-be-the-solution-for-stubborn-ev-battery-fires>). (Interestingly, a more powerful Lyriq is reportedly sold in China, where a different battery and motor combo makes a superior 524 lb-ft.)

When the Lyriq-V arrives also isn't certain, but [a leak via Cadillac's official accessories website](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/2024-cadillac-lyriq-v-leaks-via-official-accessory-site>) indicated it'd launch in time for the 2024 model year. That could mean soon, as the 2024 model has reportedly been in production since March. As for a higher-performing Blackwing, though, it looks unlikely if the V itself gets no extra power. [Blackwing EVs were never certain in the first place](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/cadillac-v-models-will-live-after-ev-switch-blackwing-may-not>), and now it looks like we'll have to leave that question unanswered a while longer.

*Got a tip or question for the author? You can reach them here: james@thedrive.com*

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

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